Interprofessionalism

School of Pharmacy Launches New, Online Graduate Program in Palliative Care

March 27, 2017

Interprofessional program will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to help improve the quality of life for patients and their families facing a serious illness.

SOP Receives Grant Funding from Cardinal Health Foundation, Joins Learning Collaborative

January 25, 2017

E3 Grant from Cardinal Health Foundation will emphasize patient activation during transitions of care.

School of Pharmacy Joins National Institute for Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing

January 18, 2017

Multimillion-dollar initiative will help bring safe biopharmaceutical products to market faster and develop workforce training programs for the biopharmaceutical field.

Student Pharmacists Participate in National Vote & Vax Initiative

November 22, 2016

More than 100 individuals received their seasonal flu vaccine while visiting the polling site at the Universities at Shady Grove.

Balassone Lecture Spotlights Pharmacists Role in Improving Care for Underserved

November 15, 2016

Dr. Steven W. Chen discusses his efforts to improve health outcomes and advance pharmacy practice through innovative pharmacy services for underserved populations.

Lamy Center Announces Transitions in Leadership

September 2, 2016

Drs. Nicole Brandt, Linda Simoni-Wastila, and Chanel Whittaker will continue the Center’s legacy of improving drug therapy for older adults.

Rodriguez de Bittner Named Inaugural UMMS Population Health Fellow

August 19, 2016

Year-long fellowship will focus on the evaluation of new health care delivery systems and factors that affect decision making by health system leadership.

SOP’s Heil Leads Study Showing Penicillin Testing Can Change Treatment Course

August 17, 2016

Eighty percent of patients were able to switch to more effective therapy.

Symposium Showcases Latest Advances in Computer-Aided Drug Design

June 9, 2016

Presentations delivered by leaders across academia and industry highlight new methods and approaches to drug design that attendees can apply in their laboratories.

Students Bridge Disciplines During Interprofessional Patient Management Competition

June 6, 2016

Dental, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work students combine their knowledge and skills to better serve the needs of their patients.

New Recommendations Offer Guidance to Curb Prescription Opioid Epidemic

January 20, 2016

Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila joins an interdisciplinary group of public health professionals calling for widespread changes in how opioids are prescribed and opioid addiction is treated in the United States.

SOP’s Feemster Receives University Interprofessional Global Health Grant

January 13, 2016

Grant will fund an educational needs assessment to help improve medication safety at the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt in Cairo.